Awards presented at Vandalia Gathering Concert, May 27
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History (WVDACH) unveiled the annual exhibition, Quilts and Wall Hangings 2022, in the Great Hall of the Culture Center, State Capitol Complex, and announced the winners of the juried exhibition at the opening concert of the annual Vandalia Gathering.
This year, the popular juried exhibition features 62 creative quilts and wall hangings representing the talents of West Virginians from 19 counties. There are 43 quilts and 19 wall hangings in the exhibition, which will remain on display through Sept. 13, 2022.
“Quilt making is one of West Virginia’s oldest and most treasured art forms,” said Charles Morris, museums director. “This annual display is a favorite for many West Virginians and for quilters and quilt lovers from around the country. It is one of our most popular displays.”
The exhibition features the work of 58 quilters. Winners were selected by Linda Luggen, a quilter for over 30 years, teacher, lecturer and NQA Certified Judge from Cincinnati, Ohio. Luggen selected winners in four categories: pieced quilts, applique quilts, mixed/other quilts and wall hangings. Quilt awards are $750 for first place, $400 for second place and $300 for third place. The wall hanging awards are $400 for first place, $300 for second place and $200 for third place. The department made one purchase, and the juror designated a Best of Show prize of $100. In addition, three nonmonetary honorable mention distinctions were made.
First place winners in this year’s exhibition include Linda Dotson Vaughan of Caldwell, Greenbrier County, for Love to Embroider in the Mixed/Other Quilt category (Best of Show); Nancy Swisher of Fairmont, Monongalia County, for Dinner Plate Dahlia, in the Pieced Quilt category; Carol Miller of Bruceton Mills, Preston County, for Flowers Bloom in the Applique category, and Amy Pabst of LeRoy, Roane County, for Patriot in the Wall Hanging category.
For the seventh consecutive year, the department’s Quilt and Wall Hanging Exhibition will feature a National Association of Certified Quilt Judges (NACQJ) Award of Merit. This year’s winner is Nancy Swisher for Dinner Plate Dahlia. As an NACQJ certified judge, Luggen had the option of awarding this special ribbon. The award goes to a quilter whose work shows creativity and who has achieved recognized standards of quilt making excellence.
The Culture Center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
For more information about this year’s exhibition, contact Laiken Blankenship, exhibits coordinator, at 304-558-0220 or Laiken.J.Blankenship@wv.gov.
QUILT AND WALL HANGING EXHIBITORS (Alphabetical Order)
Dianna Adkins
Ona, Cabell County
Antique Nine Patch
Pieced
NFS
Jerry Adkins
Hurricane, Putnam County
The Rose
Pieced
NFS
Lynn Andrews
Huntington, Cabell County
Diamond Chain Star
Wall hanging
Quilter: Karen Hartman
NFS
Linda Ashcraft
Cowen, Webster County
Roscoe
Pieced
Quilter: Kim Roberts
$1,200
Geneal Bailey
LeRoy, Jackson County
Triangle Star
*Honorable Mention, Mixed/Other
NFS
Greta Ball
Barboursville, Cabell County
En Pointe
Wall Hanging
NFS
Barbara Battles
Summersville, Nicholas County
Splendid Sample
Mixed/Other
Quilter: Claudia Covey
NFS
Diana L. Beverage
Marlinton, Pocahontas County
Cadence Court
NFS
and
Sunshine Mandala
NFS
Frances Fischer Braden
Wheeling, Ohio County
Yum Yum Basket
Wall hanging
Quilter: Jim Braden
NFS
Mary L. Brown
Hurricane, Putnam County
Out of Bounds
Pieced
Quilter: Lovenia Casto
NFS
Jeanie Brown
Summersville, Nicholas County
Journey
Pieced
NFS
Ramonda Carpenter
Walton, Roane County
Hearts and Gizzards
*2nd Place, Applique
Quilter: Marylea Young
$260
and
USA
Wall hanging
Quilter: Marylea Young
NFS
Agnes Casto
Fayetteville, Fayette County
Welsh Beauty Wholecloth
*3rd Place, Mixed/Other
NFS
Lovenia Casto
Milton, Cabell County
Unnamed
*3rd Place, Wall hanging
NFS
Laura Ceperley
Charleston, Kanawha County
Appalachian Gold (Prayers for Ukraine)
Wall Hanging
NFS
Emily Christian
Charleston, Kanawha County
The Bronte Sisters
Wall hanging
NFS
LaDonna Clemmer
Elkview, Kanawha County
Butterflies
*3rd Place, Applique
Quilter: Marie Angus
$650
Claudia Covey
Gassaway, Braxton County
Bow Diddley
Pieced
NFS
and
Jacobean Delight
*2nd Place, Wall hanging
NFS
William Dalton
Princeton, Mercer County
WV Wonders
Wall hanging
Quilter: Stitch in a Ditch
$130
Joyce Davis
Cottageville, Jackson County
Elemental
Pieced
NFS
Elwanda Dennison
Mt. Clare, Harrison County
West Virginia Star
Pieced
$2,000
Kathryn Eagle
Charleston, Kanawha County
Elephant Abstractions
Pieced
$956
Becky Forinash
Clarksburg, Harrison County
Freedom Bound
Pieced
Quilter: Dave Ramsburg
$1,560
Connie Forth
Barboursville, Cabell County
Double Wedding Ring
Pieced
NFS
Roberta Gellner
St. Marys, Pleasants County
Henderson Medallion
Wall hanging
NFS
Pat Habenshuss
Charleston, Kanawha County
Annie
Wall hanging
NFS
Karen Hartman
Harts, Lincoln County
Walkabout
Pieced
NFS
Linda Diane Heldreth
Princeton, Mercer County
Split Log Cabin
Pieced
Quilter: The Sewing Gallery
NFS
Beverly Javins
Charleston, Kanawha County
Honk Honk
Wall hanging
NFS
Fran Kordek
Morgantown, Monongalia County
Raven Rock
Wall Hanging
NFS
Mary Anne McCune
Charleston, Kanawha County
Double Wedding Ring Wholecloth
Mixed/Other
NFS
Edna Meisel
Huntington, Cabell County
The Mountain State
Pieced
Quilter: Heidi Smithers
NFS
Carol A. Miller
Bruceton Mills, Preston County
Flowers Bloom
*1st Place, Applique
NFS
Juanita Moran
Masontown, Preston County
Christmas Star
Wall hanging
NFS
Pamela Tice Newman
Charleston, Kanawha County
Stars Over Baltimore
*2nd Place, Mixed/Other
Quilter: JLK
NFS
and
Beach Bums
Wall hanging
Quilter: JLK
NFS
Martha Osborn
Charleston, Kanawha County
Kokopelli
Wall Hanging
NFS
Amy Pabst
LeRoy, Roane County
Patriot
*1st Place, Wall Hanging
$2,080
Carol Pizzino
Elkins, Randolph County
Super Cool, Groovy Mood
Pieced
Quilter: Diana Beverage
NFS
Julia Plunkett
Wheeling, Ohio County
April Showers
Pieced
Quilter: Gail Ruminski
NFS
Cookie Ranson
Poca, Putnam County
Hearthside Seasons
Mixed/Other
NFS
Kimberly Roberts
Nettie, Nicholas County
Oh My Gosh
*2nd Place, Pieced
NFS
Anne Sizemore
Hurricane, Putnam County
Star Dance
Pieced
Quilter: JLK
NFS
Gayleen Smith
Cross Lanes, Kanawha County
Dreamcatcher
Mixed/Other
Quilter: Jenn Tincher
$1,300
Cathy Sowa
Frametown, Braxton County
Chocolate Diamond with a Hint of Mint
Pieced
Quilter: Sheila Maxey
NFS
Nancy Swisher
Fairmont, Monongalia County
Dinner Plate Dahlia
*1st Place and NACQJ Award of Merit, Pieced
Quilter: Rhonda Braham
NFS
Debbie Tincher
Winfield, Putnam County
Mexican Star Dance
*Honorable Mention, Pieced
Quilter: Sharon Martin
NFS
Serena Toppins
Branchland, Lincoln County
Pine Barr
Pieced
NFS
Linda D. Vaughan
Caldwell, Greenbrier County
Love to Embroider
*1st Place and Best of Show, Mixed/Other
Quilter: Amy Caloccia
NFS
Cynthia Walcutt
Ravenswood, Jackson County
The Nebula
Pieced
Quilter: Brian McCoy
NFS
Demmie Darlene Webb
Huntington, Cabell County
On Ringo Lake
Pieced
NFS
Beth White
Dunbar, Kanawha County
Prickly Pear
*3rd Place, Pieced
NFS
Janice Williams
Princeton, Mercer County
Bali Wedding Star
Mixed/Other
Quilter: Carol Hepler
$1,950
Joan Williams
Lashmeet, Mercer County
Half Square Triangles
Pieced
Quilter: The Sewing Gallery
NFS
Odella Wills
Gallagher, Fayette County
Flying Home
Pieced
NFS
Janet Workman
Mt. Lookout, Nicholas County
Cathedral Window
Pieced
NFS
and
Cathedral Window
Wall hanging
NFS
Marylea Young
Walton, Roane County
Churn Dash
Pieced
NFS
Noca Young
Walton, Roane County
Double Wedding Ring
*Honorable Mention, Pieced
NFS
MEDIA NOTE: Photograph at link below (note: no first place winners were present during awards ceremony):
2022 Quilts and Wall Hangings Awards Ceremony from left to right: WVDACH Curator Randall Reid-Smith; Pamela Tice Newman, Charleston, 2nd Place, Mixed/Other Category; and Laiken Blankenship, WVDACH exhibits coordinator.
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